The present study offers a new edition of the Basler Alexander (B). It adopts a document-centered approach and presents B as a work situated within a specific manuscript and historical-geographical context. The edition provides three editorial levels: diplomatic, semi-diplomatic, and “critical.” The latter does not aim to reconstruct an original text in the Lachmannian sense but includes editorial interventions to elucidate the meaning of the text, as well as critical annotations on variant readings, marginal notes, and emendations by earlier editors. The edition has been conceived as a digital, and the text can be viewed alongside the digital facsimile, which features interactive hotspots for marginal notes and palaeographic information; at the same time, it is also available as a “traditional” edition. The edition is part of the broader Digital Alexanderlied (DAL) project, which aims to produce a digital synoptic edition of all versions of the Alexanderlied, and serves as a test case for the use of the Edition Visualization Technology (EVT) software in the publication of digital editions. The first chapter introduces the Alexanderlied and its manuscript tradition, with a particular focus on B. It also outlines the current state of research regarding the relationship between the three redactions and Lambrecht’s original text. The second chapter analyzes the manuscript from codicological, palaeographical, and linguistic perspectives. The third chapter discusses the challenges and solutions involved in editing B and compares traditional and digital approaches. In this context, editorial criteria and specific encoding standards (XML-TEI), as well as the visualization (with EVT) and functionality of the digital edition, are also described. The main part of the dissertation consists of the edition of B, accompanied by a commentary. The edited text has been made available both as a printed and as a digital edition: this dual publication allows for a comparative evaluation of traditional and digital editorial methods. The study concludes with a bibliography and an appendix on the XML-TEI elements used for the encoding. The digital edition and its XML files (available online) form an integral part of this dissertation.
Il presente lavoro propone una nuova edizione del Basler Alexander (B). L’approccio editoriale adottato è document-centered e B è presentato come un’opera collocata in uno specifico contesto manoscritto e storico-geografico. L’edizione offre tre livelli editoriali: diplomatico, semidiplomatico e "critico". Quest’ultimo non mira alla ricostruzione di un testo originale nel senso lachmanniano, ma include interventi editoriali finalizzati alla comprensione del senso del testo, nonché un apparato di note critiche per quanto riguarda varianti, note marginali ed emendazioni di precedenti editori. L’edizione è stata concepita come digitale e il testo può essere visualizzato accanto al facsimile digitale, dotato di hotspot interattivi per annotazioni marginali e informazioni paleografiche; al contempo, essa è disponibile anche come edizione “tradizionale”. L’edizione si inserisce nel contesto del più ampio progetto Digital Alexanderlied (DAL), che ha come obiettivo un’edizione sinottica digitale di tutte le versioni dell’Alexanderlied, e funge anche da caso di studio per l’impiego del software Edition Visualization Technology (EVT) nella pubblicazione di edizioni digitali. Il primo capitolo introduce l’Alexanderlied e la sua tradizione manoscritta, con particolare attenzione alla redazione di Basilea. Viene inoltre presentato lo stato attuale della ricerca sulla relazione tra le tre redazioni e sul testo originale di Lambrecht. Il secondo capitolo analizza il manoscritto dal punto di vista codicologico, paleografico e linguistico. Il terzo capitolo discute le sfide e le soluzioni legate all’edizione di B, confrontando approcci tradizionali e digitali. In tale contesto vengono descritti anche i criteri editoriali e gli standard di codifica specifici (XML-TEI), nonché la visualizzazione (con il software EVT) e le funzionalità dell’edizione digitale. Il nucleo della tesi è costituito dall’edizione di B, accompagnata da un commento. Il testo è stato pubblicato sia in forma stampata sia in formato digitale, e questa duplice pubblicazione consente una valutazione comparativa tra metodi editoriali tradizionali e digitali. Il lavoro si conclude con una bibliografia e un’appendice relativa agli elementi XML-TEI utilizzati per la codifica. L’edizione digitale e i relativi file XML (accessibili online) costituiscono parte integrante della tesi dottorale.
Basler Alexander: A Digital Edition
FERRONI, LORENZO
2025
Abstract
The present study offers a new edition of the Basler Alexander (B). It adopts a document-centered approach and presents B as a work situated within a specific manuscript and historical-geographical context. The edition provides three editorial levels: diplomatic, semi-diplomatic, and “critical.” The latter does not aim to reconstruct an original text in the Lachmannian sense but includes editorial interventions to elucidate the meaning of the text, as well as critical annotations on variant readings, marginal notes, and emendations by earlier editors. The edition has been conceived as a digital, and the text can be viewed alongside the digital facsimile, which features interactive hotspots for marginal notes and palaeographic information; at the same time, it is also available as a “traditional” edition. The edition is part of the broader Digital Alexanderlied (DAL) project, which aims to produce a digital synoptic edition of all versions of the Alexanderlied, and serves as a test case for the use of the Edition Visualization Technology (EVT) software in the publication of digital editions. The first chapter introduces the Alexanderlied and its manuscript tradition, with a particular focus on B. It also outlines the current state of research regarding the relationship between the three redactions and Lambrecht’s original text. The second chapter analyzes the manuscript from codicological, palaeographical, and linguistic perspectives. The third chapter discusses the challenges and solutions involved in editing B and compares traditional and digital approaches. In this context, editorial criteria and specific encoding standards (XML-TEI), as well as the visualization (with EVT) and functionality of the digital edition, are also described. The main part of the dissertation consists of the edition of B, accompanied by a commentary. The edited text has been made available both as a printed and as a digital edition: this dual publication allows for a comparative evaluation of traditional and digital editorial methods. The study concludes with a bibliography and an appendix on the XML-TEI elements used for the encoding. The digital edition and its XML files (available online) form an integral part of this dissertation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/202921
URN:NBN:IT:UNIVR-202921